diff --git a/application/controllers/UsergroupbackendController.php b/application/controllers/UsergroupbackendController.php
index 91560bf55..e03880637 100644
--- a/application/controllers/UsergroupbackendController.php
+++ b/application/controllers/UsergroupbackendController.php
@@ -15,6 +15,14 @@ use Icinga\Web\Url;
  */
 class UsergroupbackendController extends Controller
 {
+    /**
+     * Initialize this controller
+     */
+    public function init()
+    {
+        $this->assertPermission('config/application/usergroupbackend');
+    }
+
     /**
      * Redirect to this controller's list action
      */
@@ -28,7 +36,6 @@ class UsergroupbackendController extends Controller
      */
     public function listAction()
     {
-        $this->assertPermission('config/application/usergroupbackend/*');
         $this->view->backendNames = Config::app('groups')->keys();
         $this->getTabs()->add(
             'usergroupbackend/list',
@@ -45,8 +52,6 @@ class UsergroupbackendController extends Controller
      */
     public function createAction()
     {
-        $this->assertPermission('config/application/usergroupbackend/create');
-
         $form = new UserGroupBackendForm();
         $form->setRedirectUrl('usergroupbackend/list');
         $form->setTitle($this->translate('Create New User Group Backend'));
@@ -78,7 +83,6 @@ class UsergroupbackendController extends Controller
      */
     public function editAction()
     {
-        $this->assertPermission('config/application/usergroupbackend/edit');
         $backendName = $this->params->getRequired('backend');
 
         $form = new UserGroupBackendForm();
@@ -118,7 +122,6 @@ class UsergroupbackendController extends Controller
      */
     public function removeAction()
     {
-        $this->assertPermission('config/application/usergroupbackend/remove');
         $backendName = $this->params->getRequired('backend');
 
         $backendForm = new UserGroupBackendForm();
diff --git a/application/forms/Security/RoleForm.php b/application/forms/Security/RoleForm.php
index 43ae6c1a0..93f5db014 100644
--- a/application/forms/Security/RoleForm.php
+++ b/application/forms/Security/RoleForm.php
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ class RoleForm extends ConfigForm
         'config/application/general'                    => 'config/application/general',
         'config/application/authentication'             => 'config/application/authentication',
         'config/application/resources'                  => 'config/application/resources',
+        'config/application/usergroupbackend'           => 'config/application/usergroupbackend',
         'config/application/roles'                      => 'config/application/roles',
         'config/application/users/*'                    => 'config/application/users/*',
         'config/application/users/show'                 => 'config/application/users/show',
@@ -40,10 +41,6 @@ class RoleForm extends ConfigForm
         'config/application/groups/remove'              => 'config/application/groups/remove',
         'config/application/groups/member/add'          => 'config/application/groups/member/add',
         'config/application/groups/member/remove'       => 'config/application/groups/member/remove',
-        'config/application/usergroupbackend/*'         => 'config/application/usergroupbackend/*',
-        'config/application/usergroupbackend/create'    => 'config/application/usergroupbackend/create',
-        'config/application/usergroupbackend/edit'      => 'config/application/usergroupbackend/edit',
-        'config/application/usergroupbackend/remove'    => 'config/application/usergroupbackend/remove',
         'config/modules'                                => 'config/modules'
     );
 
diff --git a/application/views/scripts/usergroupbackend/list.phtml b/application/views/scripts/usergroupbackend/list.phtml
index d98d207f1..58aa2deba 100644
--- a/application/views/scripts/usergroupbackend/list.phtml
+++ b/application/views/scripts/usergroupbackend/list.phtml
@@ -1,15 +1,7 @@
-<?php
-
-$createPermitted = $this->hasPermission('config/application/usergroupbackend/create');
-$editPermitted = $this->hasPermission('config/application/usergroupbackend/edit');
-$removePermitted = $this->hasPermission('config/application/usergroupbackend/remove');
-
-?>
 <div class="controls">
   <?= $tabs; ?>
 </div>
 <div class="content" data-base-target="_next">
-<?php if ($createPermitted): ?>
 <?= $this->qlink(
   $this->translate('Create A New User Group Backend'),
   'usergroupbackend/create',
@@ -18,33 +10,25 @@ $removePermitted = $this->hasPermission('config/application/usergroupbackend/rem
     'icon' => 'plus'
   )
 ); ?>
-<?php endif ?>
 <?php if (count($backendNames) > 0): ?>
 <table class="action usergroupbackend-list">
   <thead>
     <tr>
       <th class="backend-name"><?= $this->translate('Backend'); ?></th>
-     <?php if ($removePermitted): ?>
       <th class="backend-remove"><?= $this->translate('Remove'); ?></th>
-     <?php endif ?>
     <tr>
   </thead>
   <tbody>
 <?php foreach ($backendNames as $backendName): ?>
     <tr>
       <td class="backend-name">
-       <?php if ($editPermitted): ?>
         <?= $this->qlink(
           $backendName,
           'usergroupbackend/edit',
           array('backend' => $backendName),
           array('title' => sprintf($this->translate('Edit user group backend %s'), $backendName))
         ); ?>
-       <?php else: ?>
-        <?= $this->escape($backendName); ?>
-       <?php endif ?>
       </td>
-     <?php if ($removePermitted): ?>
       <td class="backend-remove"><?= $this->qlink(
         null,
         'usergroupbackend/remove',
@@ -54,7 +38,6 @@ $removePermitted = $this->hasPermission('config/application/usergroupbackend/rem
           'icon'  => 'trash'
         )
       ); ?></td>
-     <?php endif ?>
     </tr>
 <?php endforeach ?>
   </tbody>
diff --git a/library/Icinga/Web/Menu.php b/library/Icinga/Web/Menu.php
index 4dff8e735..ef27204c8 100644
--- a/library/Icinga/Web/Menu.php
+++ b/library/Icinga/Web/Menu.php
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ class Menu implements RecursiveIterator
             ));
             $section->add(t('UserGroupBackends'), array(
                 'url'           => 'usergroupbackend/list',
-                'permission'    => 'config/application/usergroupbackend/*',
+                'permission'    => 'config/application/usergroupbackend',
                 'priority'      => 830
             ));
             $section->add(t('Modules'), array(